School counselors, you can ask us questions about Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders by replying to this post. If one of you has a question, you probably aren’t the only one with that question, so we will post it and an answer here so other counselors may benefit, too. If you don’t want your name to show on this page, let us know in the body of your reply, and we’ll try to quote your question rather than publishing your comment directly. We have a lot of experience with tic disorders and school counseling, and we’ll do our best to give appropriate information. Our replies, however, are ..read more

Fellow Tourette syndrome researchers My colleagues and I are launching a new online study on explosive outbursts/rage attacks in youths with Tourette syndrome! Looking for parents of children aged 6-14. Please share!https://t.co/q2zEyntD75 projettourette.uqam@gmail.com pic.twitter.com/1q1ESpJHYe — Simon Morand-Beaulieu (@SimonMBeaulieu) January 24, 2024 ..read more

The Tourette Association of America awarded the WUSTL Center of Excellence a Community Engagement Grant titled “Training the trainers: Empowering school counselors for outreach to teachers and students.” This project focuses on educator education in the greater St. Louis area. Specifically, we intend to involve a hitherto-underappreciated resource in schools. School counselors are involved in teaching and support at the classroom level, and are perfectly situated to help identify children with tics and to provide information on supporting classmates with tics. Goals Teach school counselo ..read more

I gave a talk on 16 November 2023 to the St. Louis Suburban School Nurses’ Association; they had requested a talk on functional neurological symptoms. Here’s the PowerPoint show from that talk. Other resources For patients and clinicians A great source for patients: NeuroSymptoms.org Your tax dollars at work: NIH (NINDS) TAA statement about functional tics The TAA Center of Excellence at Wash.U. For clinicians Stanford’s FND clinic, including a superb video with hints on how to inform patients of the diagnosis Letter template from SLCH psychologist to school, for a patient with a functional ..read more

Hello all! Happy Tourette’s Awareness Month! To help celebrate, the Tourette Association of America has a myriad of different opportunities and events lined up! Here are a few current offerings: TIC-CON This Week – May 19 & 20 | Free and Virtual We’re gearing up for TIC-CON, our free virtual national conference. Using a new, interactive, and user-friendly virtual interface, we’re hoping to bring together more community members and allies than ever before to meet and interact while learning from peers and professionals. If you haven’t joined the more than 2,000 community members ready to pa ..read more

I am pleased to announce that our Median Nerve Stimulation study, examining MNS as a potential treatment for Tourette’s syndrome, has been accepted by the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Thank you to all our colleagues, staff, and participants who helped make this research possible! Click here to read the paper ..read more

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This press release is from the University of Florida, home to first author Dr. Irene Malaty. The senior author, Dr. Black, is from here at Washington University. The article is free to read online and has been seen by over 600 people. Here’s a brief summary in lay terms. Experts provide clinical guidance amid rise in sudden-onset tic-like symptoms ..read more

The Tourette Association of America is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with its Supporting Abilities Gala on November 10, 2022 at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. They would greatly appreciate it if you would consider attending the Gala, taking out a journal ad to show your support, and/or spreading the word to your family and friends. The funds raised at the Gala support the Tourette Association of America’s Chapters, National Conference, research, and other programs such as the Youth Ambassador Program. To buy a ticket or a journal ad, or to do ..read more

In our paper, “Why tic severity changes from then to now and from here to there“, we review the literature on situations that transiently worsen or improve tics. Interesting conclusions: (1) our interpretations of personal experience sometimes can mislead us, and (2) behavior therapies for tics use temporary effects on tics to effect lasting change. To read more, please follow the link below: https://link.growkudos.com/1cyijtaeo74 ..read more